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Talib Kweli Breaks the Set on the Obama Presidency, the Prison Industrial Complex & Real Hip Hop
Abby Martin features an exclusive interview with hip hop artist Talib Kweli, discussing the role of government, Obama's presidency, the prison industrial complex, and establishment hip hop. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @...
Brother Ali Breaks the Set on Where Hip Hop Meets Islam & 'Mourning in America'
Abby Martin features an exclusive interview with hip hop artist, Brother Ali, discussing his politically charged music and where the Muslim faith merges with hip hop. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin
Sir Ken Robinson - How Are You Intelligent?
"Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves." Ken Robinson Music: The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt. 1: A Veiled Mist, Pt.
Jacque Fresco - A Story of Change
"Every action and decision we take - or don't - ripples into the future. For the first time we have the capability, the technology, and the knowledge to direct these ripples."
Carl Sagan - Who Speaks for Earth?
"We have heard the rationales offered by the super powers. We know who speaks for the nations. But who speaks for the human species, who speaks for Earth?" - Carl Sagan​
Peter Joseph - The Revolution of Values
"The real revolution is the revolution of values". - Peter Joseph
Are War Criminals Great Painters? | Think Tank
Abby Martin covers what Dick Cheney has been up to since leaving office and features an interview with comedian and host of the Moment of Clarity web series, Lee Camp, discussing a few of the more ridiculous stories in the news, including Bush's exhibit of paintings, low...
Peter Joseph: Economic Calculation in a Natural Law / Resource-Based Economy
Intro: 0:00 Part 1: Why Change?: 4:12 Part 2: Post Scarcity: 30:59 Part 3: Economic Organization and Calculation: 1:11:01 Q&A: 1:45:10
Remote Control Cockroaches & Invisible Cloaks with Lee Camp | Think Tank
Abby Martin speaks with comedian and host of Lee Camp's Moment of Clarity web series, Lee Camp, going over several mind blowing technologies, including remote control cockroaches and a real invisibility cloak. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby...
The Global Transition Tipping Point Has Arrived - Vive la Révolution
A new post-carbon era dawns as the old fossil fuel system dies. It's time to step up.   Last Friday, I posted an exclusive report about a new 
Study Concludes When Civilization Will End, And It's Not Looking Good for Us
Update: NASA is now clarifying its role in this study. NASA officials released this statement on the study on March 20, which seeks to distance the agency from the paper: "A soon-to-be published research paper, 'Human and Nature Dynamics (HANDY): Modeling Inequality and Use...
When a Whole Generation of Youth "Feels Cheated," That's Something Worth Paying Attention To
Yesterday a teenager sent me an email letter in which he said, "I feel cheated that it's all UP TO ME. By being in the younger generation, I have to save the world before I can even begin to think of building a life for myself, or there will be nothing to build my life on."
Another World (2014) (trailer)
ANOTHER WORLD is a feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover who we truly are, challenging the modern view of the world and reconsidering the world view and value systems of ancient societies such as the indigenous Americans.
The Collective Evolution III: The Shift
The Collective Evolution III is a powerful documentary that explores a revolutionary shift affecting every aspect of our planet. As the shift hits the fan, people are becoming more aware of the control structures that prevent us from experiencing our full potential.
The Best Social Change Documentaries of 2013
2013 was another incredible year for fantastic, forward thinking social change films.
Hey You. Your Government is Bought. Ready to Do Something About It?
You shouldn’t have to buy access to your own government. That’s why we’re building a movement big enough to force our leaders to stop answering to special-interest cronies and start answering to the people.
How Wolves Change Rivers | George Monbiot
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains in this movie remix.
Naked Mind: From The Himalayas To Our Fragmented Culture, How Meditation Can Transform Our Society (trailer)
From the Himalayas to US Neuroscience labs, two filmmakers explore the effects of mediation and it's potential for collective evolution.
Workers of the World... Relax!
A philosophical treatise against the practice of forced labor for income. An abridged reading of 'The Abolition of Work' by Bob Black.
10 Ways To Make Positive Change In The World
How can I make a positive difference in the world? Where do I start? Which of the overwhelming number of urgent global issues should I focus my attention on first? These are questions most of us have asked ourselves at some point, but although being an active citizen can...
What Did You Forget?
Alan Watts asks "what did you forget?" in this Sustainable Man film starring Chris, Sean, and Luke Abad as "Joe Dokes" "Do you have any control over being conscious? Do you know how you will?" - Alan Watts
The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
David Korten’s inspiring and extensively illustrated presentation of his book The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. David says we are at a defining moment in all of human history.
Spirit of MLK Launches Worldwide Wave of Action
Video transcript: Martin Luther King, Jr.: “We have come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism…. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook...
You've Been Sleeping, And It's Time To Wake Up! (Zen Hand Clap)
Awake from your slumber of cynicism! Awake from your slumber of despair!
Why Poverty? Join the global debate. (trailer)
Join a global debate! Watch amazing films! Ask questions about poverty! Why Poverty? is a ground breaking, cross-media event, online and on TV, using films to get people talking about poverty, wealth and inequality. With 70 broadcasaters working together to create the first...
2013 In Review: Power, Politics and Resistance
Today we look back at 2013. It was a historic year. Edward Snowden exposed how the National Security Agency had built a worldwide surveillance apparatus, while Chelsea Manning was sentenced to 35 years in jail for leaking U.S. secret documents to WikiLeaks. Pope Francis urged...
2013: Hope or Despair?
Things are getting better and better and worse and worse faster and faster simultaneously.” – Tom Atlee
A New Approach To Solving Problems | Charles Eisenstein
It would be hard to argue that the environmental movement, which began in earnest in the 1960s, and despite several successes in the 1970s, has failed. Today, the Clean Water Act has been ignored with fracking, Fukushima is releasing millions of gallons of radioactive water...
Giving our Children the Gift that Keeps on Giving
Over the past decade that I have spent trying to get my head around the suicidal trajectory which modern societies seem to be locked into, I have struggled to understand how we turn this thing around. Human decision-making, especially for the really big decisions, is as much...
Stories That Once Offered My Life Meaning No Longer Satisfy. Have You Felt This Too?
Sometimes I feel nostalgic for the cultural mythology of my youth, a world in which there was nothing wrong with soda pop, in which the super Bowl was important, in which America was bringing democracy to the world, in which the doctor could fix you, in which science was...
To Do Justice to Mandela's life, the Struggle Must Continue
Brian Ashley of South Africa's Amandla magazine says that in the battle to overcome inequality and achieve social justice, we will need many more Nelson Mandelas. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Amandla magazine...
Wendell Berry on His Hopes for Humanity
Wendell Berry, a quiet and humble man, has become an outspoken advocate for revolution. He urges immediate action as he mourns how America has turned its back on the land and rejected Jeffersonian principles of respect for the environment and sustainable agriculture.
RadRick The Cosmonaut: Uniting the Cosmic Love Tribe Around the World
I am an Artist not a Businessman.  I am an Activist, NOT a Consumer.  And I hear the spirit of the universe speaking through everything around me more and more these days, and I have to let it out now, something vivid that I need to express.  So sick of this...
A Story to My Grandson
One night a young man and his grandfather walk down to a pond where they sit amongst trees and the swaying cattails at the foot of the water. The grandfather looks out reflectively at the stars, the wrinkles of his eyes squinting in his old age, and he looks back to his...
The Future Must Be Green, Red, Black and Female
The future of the human species - if there is to be a future - must be radically green, red, black and female.
The Most Mind-Altering Photograph of All Time
Carl Sagan narrates the story of the Pale Blue Dot, the one place we all call home. 
Oliver Stone Blasts American Exceptionalism, Uncensors History
Abby Martin Breaks the Set with Legendary Director Oliver Stone and Renowned Historian Peter Kuznick.
On "Reforms," Bad and Good
“Reformism” is one of those words that’s hard to pin down sometimes. It’s usually taken to mean advocating for “reform within the system” — in other words, the bad kind of reform.
'World Government' Is a Real Thing, But There Is No 'New World Order' Conspiracy Behind It
Kevin Carson dismisses the NWO conspiracy theory narrative of world government, which in many ways resembles a kind of 'cartoon evil' as it is often depicted. There is a more grounded way to look at it.
Decolonize the Consumerist Wasteland: Re-imagining a World Beyond Capitalism and Communism
Here in India, even in the midst of all the violence and greed, there is still hope. If anyone can do it, we can. We still have a population that has not yet been completely colonized by that consumerist dream.
Arise (2013) (trailer)
On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental...
Revolution: The Evolution of Life and The Revolution to Save Us
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not...
The Real Reason Millons of People Love Star Trek
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was ahead of his time. In his own words, he explains the universal appeal of Star Trek and why the people of this world "are ready for the 23rd century now, and are light years ahead of their petty governments and visionless leaders.
Earth Trek / The Economics of the Future
A beautiful and inspiring lesson in sustainable Star Trekonomics featuring Charles Eisenstein, George Carlin, Martin Luther King Jr. and a couple captains of the Enterprise...  "We have it within our reach--now--to achieve nearly every dream of mankind." -Gene Roddenberry
Earth Trek / The Challenge
"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear. " - Gene Roddenberry
Neil deGrasse Tyson: What We Are
Mind = blown.
The Crisis of Civilization is an Unprecedented Opportunity
Earlier this month, I had the honour of being interviewed by 
Chasing Ice
Acclaimed photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In Chasing Ice, Balog deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the...
Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima Could Spew Out More Than 15,000 Times as Much Radiation as Hiroshima Bombing
We are now within two months of what may be humankind’s most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Occupy Wall Street, Two Years On: We're Still the 99%
This week marks two years since I joined a ragtag crew of outraged young Americans in the streets of lower Manhattan.
What Has 4 Letters, Loves Making Laws, And Is Trying To Ruin Our Country?
If you don't know what ALEC is, please watch this. If you do, watch it anyway. And then let's all get together and do something about it. United, we stand. Divided, ALEC wins. - Melinda Clark
This Dude Just Used Jelly Beans To Convince Me To Live My Life To The Fullest
After watching this video, I just wanted to make the most of my free time. I also wanted some candy, so we will call that a 2 for 1. - Rafael Casal
Culture in Decline #6: Tale of Two Worlds
This is a tale of two worlds: The first exploring the current trends that just may lead us all into vast new levels of decline; The second showing what the world could be...if anyone actually gave a damn to make it happen. ;)
Earth, Stories Of A Pale Blue Dot
Emerging from the echoes and end-game of a dualistic ego-driven world, we find ourselves once again with the opportunity to reflect on the past and change our planetary future into a whole new positive, conscious and peaceful paradigm. The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph...
Redefining Family | Guruju Sri Vast
Guruju Sri Vast argues that it's our concept of family that leads to so much conflict and suffering in the world. "By only seeing those inside your house as your family, naturally, you must take from those outside of your house to take care of those inside of your house."...
Alan Watts: What is Wrong With Our Culture
Thought-provoking 5 minutes on the state of the world from the late, great Alan Watts - a man far ahead of his time.
Call Of Life: Facing The Mass Extinction
All over the world species are becoming extinct at an astonishing rate, from 1000 to 10,000 times faster than normal. The loss of biodiversity has become so severe that scientists are calling it a mass extinction event.
Fukushima, Climate change, Near-Term Extinction: Resignation vs. Surrender
All things die and all things live forever; But our task is to die, To die making roads, Roads over the sea. – Antonio Machado Recently a reader of my website asked me to clarify the difference between resignation and surrender. When faced with catastrophic...
Samsara (2011) (trailer)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.